A cumulative end of the year test that will assess students on the essential skills they need to have mastered as 5th graders to ensure a strong foundation for pre-algebra in the 6th grade.
When is it?
The test will be give over two days: Wednesday, May 30th and Thursday, May 31st. If you know you will not be here on one or both of those days, please make arrangements with your teacher AHEAD of time to take it at another time.
What topics are covered on this test?
See the "Essential Skills Test Study Plan and Materials" packet, as well as your study guide for a full list of topics covered on this test.
Complete the FIRST PAGE ONLY of the Essential Skills Test study guide. (Please do not work too far ahead in your study guide- it is important to pace yourself)
Please refer to the tables below for information on homework. To access Homework Video Tutors and Online Quizzes, please visitPHSchool.comand type in the appropriate codes (Found in your textbook).
Please Note: Homework Video Tutors will always begin with the letters "aqe". Online Quizzes will always begin with the code "aqe
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Week of April 3, 2018
Topics and Class Notes
Tonight's Assignment
Materials Needed
Monday
Spring Break- No School
Tuesday
Word Problem Workshop | Day 1
Complete Word Problem Worksheet (Problems from Page 254)
Complete the Chapter 1 Test Reflection (The 2 questions on the back)
Friday
No School
Week of October 30th, 2017
Topic & Class Notes
Tonight's Assignments
Materials Needed
Monday
Unit 2 Pretest
Study actively for tomorrow's quiz on mean, median, mode and range.
*Work through the MMMR Extra Practice WS that you were offered in class today if you'd like*
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Textbooks have not yet been handed to students, textbook pages needed will be photocopied and provided to students for the first few assignments
Topic & Class Notes
Tonight's Assignments
Materials Needed
Monday
Order of Operations Round Robin Practice
OPTIONAL- Quiz Retake Review Sheet (Order of Operations).
*If you received below an 80% on your quiz, it is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED that you review and retake the quiz. Retakes are Wednesday (Morning Recess & Tutorial), Thursday (Morning Recess & Tutorial) and Friday (Morning Recess)
Complete at least 4 problems from your "Multiplication Practice Book". Choose problems closest to your comfort level.
*Unable to scan in book. If you forget your book at school, please have an adult at home create 4 multiplication problems for you to solve on page 30 of your IMNB.
Week of September 18th, 2017
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Textbooks have not yet been handed to students, textbook pages needed will be photocopied and provided to students for the first few assignments
Topic & Class Notes
Tonight's Assignments
Materials Needed
Monday
Lesson 1-5
(aqe-0105)
Reading, Writing and Rounding Decimals
Complete "Walking Tall" WS- Front & Back (Even #s Only)
Students create a decimal number line using grid models
Complete quiz corrections on page 18 of your IMNB (your quiz should already be taped on page 17). If you received above a 90%, complete the enrichment activity instead.
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Textbooks have not yet been handed to students, textbook pages needed will be photocopied and provided to students for the first few assignments
Topic & Class Notes
Tonight's Assignments
Materials Needed
Monday
How to Study for Math- Begin Chapter 1 Quiz Study Guide
Complete Chapter 1 Quiz 1 Study Guide questions. If you finished in class, spend at least 20 minutes studying ACTIVELY by doing one of the items on your checklist
Study ACTIVELY for at least 20 minutes. Use your study guide, your reflections, your notebook and phschool.com to help you study.
Get a parent to sign your Study Checklist (on page 16 of your notebook) to verify that you studied actively for at least 20 minutes
Chapter 1 Quiz 1 Checklist and Study Guide
Wednesday
Chapter 1 Quiz 1
Complete Multiplication and Division Skill Practice Workshhet
*BONUS OPPORTUNITY*- Complete 1 side of the Order of Operations Challenge worksheet to earn 3 bonus points towards the homework portion of your grade (all work MUST be shown)
Parents: To answer a common question, Mrs. Minera never allows a student to turn in homework before the day it is due.
Upcoming Assessments
Tuesday, April 11 - Measurement and Conversions Quiz Week of April 3 | Converting Units in the US Customary System, Belated Pi day, Converting in the Metric System
Date
What happened in class...
Assignment
Due Date
Monday, April 3
US Customary System- Units and Conversions - Welcome back review day!
In textbook, page 300 # 22 - 29 all, 31
4.4
Tuesday, April 4
Pi Day (belated!)
No Homework- Happy Pi Day!
Wednesday, April 5
Metric System Day 1 | What is it? Appropriate measures?
6-3B Dividing Fractions - algorithm and connection to models
Study for your quiz on multiplying fractions (6.1 - 6.2) tomorrow!
3.1
Wednesday, March 1
Quiz | 6.1 - 6.2
Introduction to Fraction Multiplication Project
Select recipe and fill out recipe approval form and planner (with parent signature!) to turn in tomorrow. This form is made up of the last two pages of the document below:
Upcoming Assessments
Wednesday, March 1 - Quiz on 6.1 - 6.2 Thursday, March 2- Submit recipe form and project planner for approval
Friday, March 10 - Quiz on 6.3 - 6.4 Friday, March 10 - bring in proof of your work on step 2 and 3 for project
Friday, March 17 - Test on Chapter 6 Monday, March 20 - Math Fractions Project Due
Skills Practice Section
There are some fundamental computation skills that we strive to have all fifth graders fully master by the end of the year. We monitor these skills, and your student's progress, through weekly skill drills. You can check your student's progress by looking on PowerSchool for any grade that starts with "Skill Drill." Students first work toward 100% accuracy and then focus on their fluency speed. This section is intended to provide extra practice resources for students and parents; all topics below have been taught and practiced in class.
Complete Chapter 5 Test Review from Page 252-253 of your textbook. Complete the problems listed in the document below and show your work in the given boxes.
Week of January 30 | Quiz, Adding/Subtracting Fractions with unlike denominators
Date
What happened in class...
Assignment
Due Date
Monday, January 30
Quiz Review
Study for your quiz!
Use codes aqa-0501 and aqa-0502 for practice quizzes at phschool.com
1.31
Tuesday, January 31
Quiz
Fractions with unlike denominators practice
Complete classwork and homework worksheet. It cannot be posted to the wikispace for copyright reasons. If you lost your copy, you must come in the morning to pick one up and make it up by your math class.
You may spend some time working on your coordinate plane art, but we will have all class tomorrow to finish up!
1.18
Wednesday, January 18
Coordinate Plane Mini-Project
Finish your coordinate plane art (if necessary). Students have worked on this for two days in class; materials were given in class and cannot be posted to wikispace because of copyright.
1.19
Thursday, January 19
Pre-test
Page 210 of textbook #1-13 all. Please complete on page 117 of your IMNB.
1.23
Friday, January 20
Inauguration | School Closed.
Week of January 9| Fraction-Decimal Equivalence, Coordinate Plane (Fractions Quiz on Thursday 1/12)
Date
What happened in class...
Assignment
Due Date
Monday, January 9
Decimal/Fraction Equivalence Part B- Converting Decimals to Fractions
Study for tomorrow's quiz on Mean, Median, Mode and Range. Study your flash cards, redo homework problems, watch the video tutors aqe-0201 for mean and aqe-0202 for median and mode.
*Here is some extra practice. You do not need to turn this in, but it does have some good practice problems + an answer key:
Study actively for tomorrow's test. Make sure that you have completed the test preparation table and studying checklist. Come to class with your study guide signed by a parent verifying that you spent time studyng actively.
*Optional- but recommended* The attached document includes the sample test questions we were working on in class, including the answer key. Feel free to use these as extra practice problems as you are studying actively.
Multiplying Decimals Review & Multiplying by Powers of 10
A Period: Complete classwork (Activity Lab 1-8b). Remember to use the rules you discovered in class to mentally solve the practice problems.
Complete quiz corrections if you received a score below 100%. Use the sheet given to you in class to correct only the problems you did incorrectly, and to make a note to yourself about what mistake you made and how you fixed it.
C Period: Complete the Activity Lab 1-8b Packet. Use a calculator only for the parts where it is indicated. Do not use a calculator for the practice portion. Instead, use the rules you discovered to complete the practice problems mentally.
A Period: Page 46 #7-14 all, #22 on page 36 of your IMNB
C Period:
Page 46 #7-14 all, #22 on page 36 of your IMNB
Complete quiz corrections if you received a score below 100%. Use the sheet given to you in class to correct only the problems you did incorrectly, and to make a note to yourself about what mistake you made and how you fixed it.
Thursday
Dividing Decimals (day 2)
Chapter 1 Review Packet
Spend tonight filling out the table with your plans for studying over the next week
Page 2- Multiplying and Dividing Decimals (Front and Back) due on Tuesday 10/11
Page 3 Study Guide (Front and Back) due Wednesday 10/12
Parent Signature + Study Checklist due Thursday 10/13
In your textbook, complete page 18 - 19 # 7, 8, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, 33. Show all your work on a looseleaf piece of paper. Your homework will be collected tomorrow.
*Fifth Grade Essential Skills Test*
What is it?
A cumulative end of the year test that will assess students on the essential skills they need to have mastered as 5th graders to ensure a strong foundation for pre-algebra in the 6th grade.
When is it?
The test will be give over two days: Wednesday, May 30th and Thursday, May 31st. If you know you will not be here on one or both of those days, please make arrangements with your teacher AHEAD of time to take it at another time.
What topics are covered on this test?
See the "Essential Skills Test Study Plan and Materials" packet, as well as your study guide for a full list of topics covered on this test.
How can I prepare for this test?
Week of May 21, 2018
Pretest
"solving one-step equations"
phschool.com codes: aqe-0304, aqe-0305, aqe-0306, aqe-0307
or
"adding and subtracting fractions"
phschool.com codes: aqe-0503, aqe-0504 and aqe-0506
Review your study guide and the topics we have covered so far. Complete more practice on the topics your are still struggling with.
Week of April 23, 2018
Week of April 17, 2018
Week of April 9, 2018
Tech Review Day | Monday, March 19th
Open the document below to access the links to your review for the day. Word independently and SHOW ALL OF YOU WORK.
Please refer to the tables below for information on homework. To access Homework Video Tutors and Online Quizzes, please visit PHSchool.com and type in the appropriate codes (Found in your textbook).
Please Note: Homework Video Tutors will always begin with the letters "aqe". Online Quizzes will always begin with the code "aqe
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Week of April 3, 2018
Week of March 19, 2018
Quest on Thursday
Spend at least 20 minutes on DreamBox Learning
DreamBox Link
Week of February 12, 2018
Week of February 12, 2018
A Period: Comparing and Ordering Fractions & Decimals
A Period: Complete the 4 problems you wrote down in class
A Period: Banana Celebration
A Period: None
*A Period- this is your homework TOMORROW NIGHT*
Simplifying Fractions Practice
Week of January 29, 2017
Chapter 4 Test Study Guide (due FRIDAY- test next MONDAY 2/5)
Week of January 22, 2017
Week of January 8, 2018
Prime vs. Composite
No School
Divisibility Rules
Squares & Square Roots
Week of December 4th, 2017
Week of Novermber 28, 2017
Week of November 13, 2017
Class Notes
Class Notes
*The 3 Word Problems at the end have some words cut off. Simply write an expression using the information given*
Class Notes
*Work through the MMMR Extra Practice WS that you were offered in class today if you'd like*
(No need to complete #1-4. They are the same as #1-4 on last night's homework
Week of October 23rd, 2017
Class Notes
Median/Mode/Range
Class Notes
Week of October 9th, 2017
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Textbooks have not yet been handed to students, textbook pages needed will be photocopied and provided to students for the first few assignments
Class Notes
(One side includes 1 digit divisors, the other side includes 2 digit divisors)
*If you'd like to challenge yourself, you can complete all 8 problems on the side with 2-digit divisors
*Remember- you're only moving the decimal point. Please do not actually do the work to multiply/divide
Week of October 2nd, 2017
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Textbooks have not yet been handed to students, textbook pages needed will be photocopied and provided to students for the first few assignments
Class Notes
Multiplying Decimals
(aqe-0108)
Choose Side A or Side B (more challenging)
Week of September 25th, 2017
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Textbooks have not yet been handed to students, textbook pages needed will be photocopied and provided to students for the first few assignments
Class Notes
*If you received below an 80% on your quiz, it is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED that you review and retake the quiz. Retakes are Wednesday (Morning Recess & Tutorial), Thursday (Morning Recess & Tutorial) and Friday (Morning Recess)
(aqe-0107)
Adding & Subtracting Decimals
Adding & Subtracting Decimals Practice
Khan Academy- Multiplying Multi-Digit Numbers
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Textbooks have not yet been handed to students, textbook pages needed will be photocopied and provided to students for the first few assignments
Class Notes
(aqe-0105)
Reading, Writing and Rounding Decimals
(aqe-0106)
Comparing & Ordering Decimals
Decimals Practice
Mini-Card Activities Setup
Students create a decimal number line using grid models
Order of Operations Review
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Textbooks have not yet been handed to students, textbook pages needed will be photocopied and provided to students for the first few assignments
Class Notes
Get a parent to sign your Study Checklist (on page 16 of your notebook) to verify that you studied actively for at least 20 minutes
*BONUS OPPORTUNITY*- Complete 1 side of the Order of Operations Challenge worksheet to earn 3 bonus points towards the homework portion of your grade (all work MUST be shown)
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Textbooks have not yet been handed to students, textbook pages needed will be photocopied and provided to students for the first few assignments
Class Notes
Group work to solidify understanding of estimation and compatible numbers
Side B is a bit more challenging than side A.
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Textbooks have not yet been handed to students, textbook pages needed will be photocopied and provided to students for the first few assignments
How we do math homework
(students began this in class)
Reading, Writing and Rounding Whole Numbers
Reading, Writing and Rounding Whole Numbers (Continued)
IMNB
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Expressions vs. Equations Mini Lesson
Project Instructions:
1) Answer each question in the provided box. Make it colorful!
2) On a construction paper square, write an expression or series of equations that will result in the answer to each question.
3) Tape your expressions above their corresponding answers
Sample Project:
Week of April 24 | Volume of Rectangular Prisms - Geometry Unit Review- Geometry Unit Test
Study for your geometry test tomorrow
Week of April 18 | Area on a Coordinate Plan and Area of Complex/Composite Polygons, miniquiz on Lesson 1
Start studying for your miniquiz on Lesson 1, on Thursday!
Lesson 3B |
Week of April 10 | US Customary and Metric Conversions Quiz- Properties of Polygons- Area of Triangles
Polygon Practice
Upcoming Assessments
Tuesday, April 11 - Measurement and Conversions Quiz
Week of April 3 | Converting Units in the US Customary System, Belated Pi day, Converting in the Metric System
page 300 # 22 - 29 all, 31
phschool.com; code aqe-0901
phschool.com, code aqe-0902
Quiz on Tuesday, April 11
Upcoming Assessments
Tuesday, April 11 - Measurement and Conversions Quiz
Week of March 20 | Converting Units in the US Customary System- End of Quarter 3
Complete Lesson Practice if necessary
Conversion Practice
Untimed skill quiz tomorrow.
Quiz 6.1 - 6.2 return and quiz corrections
Study guide for test distributed today. Due Thursday.
Your recipe project is due in 7 days.
3.16
Your recipe project is due in 6 days.
Your recipe project is due in 5 days.
Your recipe project is due in 4 days.
Due at the start of class on Monday, March 20th.
Please use the rubric to check your project for completeness before turning it in on Monday!
Week of March 5 | Dividing Fractions Practice- Dividing Mixed Numbers- Quiz on Dividing Fractions
Bring in project materials for your second checkpoint.
Time to work on project
Final Project due Monday, March 20th.
Introduction to Fraction Multiplication Project
Wednesday, March 1 - Quiz on 6.1 - 6.2
Thursday, March 2- Submit recipe form and project planner for approval
Friday, March 10 - Quiz on 6.3 - 6.4
Friday, March 10 - bring in proof of your work on step 2 and 3 for project
Friday, March 17 - Test on Chapter 6
Monday, March 20 - Math Fractions Project Due
Skills Practice Section
There are some fundamental computation skills that we strive to have all fifth graders fully master by the end of the year. We monitor these skills, and your student's progress, through weekly skill drills. You can check your student's progress by looking on PowerSchool for any grade that starts with "Skill Drill." Students first work toward 100% accuracy and then focus on their fluency speed. This section is intended to provide extra practice resources for students and parents; all topics below have been taught and practiced in class.
Week of February 21 | Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
(Due on Friday for A Period Only)
A Period: See above
Date: Wednesday, March 1st
Pretest for next unit
Math materials clean out!
Week of February 6 | Quiz, Fraction word problems, elapsed time
AND
Complete quiz corrections (Quiz 5.3-5.5) if you received below 100%
Past Assignments
Week of January 30 | Quiz, Adding/Subtracting Fractions with unlike denominators
Use codes aqa-0501 and aqa-0502 for practice quizzes at phschool.com
Fractions with unlike denominators practice
Want to use the websites we were practicing with in class? Here are the instructions:
Week of January 23 | Adding and Subtracting Fractions/Mixed Numbers with Like Denominators
Homework check, skill drill, start study guide
You may spend some time working on your coordinate plane art, but we will have all class tomorrow to finish up!
Week of January 9| Fraction-Decimal Equivalence, Coordinate Plane (Fractions Quiz on Thursday 1/12)
Ordering Fractions and Decimals
Continue reviewing for your quiz on Thursday
Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms
January 6
AND
Complete test corrections
Week of December 12| Equivalent Fractions, Mixed Numbers and LCM (TEST next Monday 12/19 on Lessons 4-1 to 4-7)
AND
Complete Chapter 4 quiz corrections
AND
complete test reflection sheet. This will be collected in class on
Week of November 28th- December 3rd
*all homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
*all homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
*all homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Week of November 7th-November 11th
*all homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Complete on page 68 of IMNB.
Week of October 31- November 4
*all homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
*Quiz on Expressions Friday 11/4*
Week of October 24th- October 28th
*all homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Lesson 3A- Writing One-Step Numerical Expressions
*Here is some extra practice. You do not need to turn this in, but it does have some good practice problems + an answer key:
*all homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
-Textbook
*all homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
*Optional- but recommended* The attached document includes the sample test questions we were working on in class, including the answer key. Feel free to use these as extra practice problems as you are studying actively.
*all homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Side A- Simpler Problems
Side B- More complex problems
Complete quiz corrections if you received a score below 100%. Use the sheet given to you in class to correct only the problems you did incorrectly, and to make a note to yourself about what mistake you made and how you fixed it.
C Period: Complete the Activity Lab 1-8b Packet. Use a calculator only for the parts where it is indicated. Do not use a calculator for the practice portion. Instead, use the rules you discovered to complete the practice problems mentally.
C Period:
*all homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Side A- Simpler Problems
Side B- More complex problems
Side A- Simpler Problems
Side B- More complex problems
Long Division practice
Week of September 19 - September 23rd
*all homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
C Period- Modeling Decimals Worksheets-both (on pages 19 and 20 of you IMNB
Week of September 12th, 2016
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Week of September 5th, 2016
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
*All homework is due the school day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted*
Class Notes
(One side includes 1 digit divisors, the other side includes 2 digit divisors)
*If you'd like to challenge yourself, you can complete all 8 problems on the side with 2-digit divisors
*Remember- you're only moving the decimal point. Please do not actually do the work to multiply/divide
Class Notes